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Cafe Rio Mexican Grill Reviews

3.4

45% would recommend to a friend

(449 total reviews)

Steve Vaughan

60% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Cafe Rio Mexican Grill has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 449 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cafe Rio Mexican Grill employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

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449 reviews
5.0
28 Apr 2023

Good place

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Very nice place to work

Cons

Time to time busy might be super busy

2.0
5 Aug 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-You will meet awesome people. -Food is free when you make it into a management position. -If properly staffed, work could be fun and rewarding.

Cons

Challenges. Wow, where do I begin? -Employees are undervalued and overworked. (Especially if you are in a management position). -No flexibility whatsoever. -VERY stressful. -Corporate has unrealistic-and ridiculous-goals for labor and sales percentages. -Low pay rate. -No time for a LIFE. I am either at work, or running errands for work, or in meetings for work, or sleeping for work. -Never leave on scheduled time. Always am required to stay 2-3 more than scheduled.

2.0
27 Jun 2017

Negatives Outweigh Positives

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Opportunities for advancement. Trainings available, especially if higher performing. Opportunity to work with fresh, from scratch food. General Manager and higher in field management have the opportunity to attend a paid for vacation in Hawaii once a year. Benefit packages are robust

Cons

Ultimately, what lead me to leave this company was middle management, "restaurant coaches." The lack of professionalism I saw displayed at this level was egregious, and it carried down to restaurant levels because of example. Lack of transparency and directness, gossiping, favoritism. Every solution felt like just another bandaid. Promises were consistently broken. Since leaving the company, I feel like a whole new person. My attitude towards work is completely different now that I'm with a company that's positive and professional, and allows me to balance work goals with personal goals.

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